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concillors acting

2.

micahoots.

to live and were

the

The boundaries of the Settlement were lines on a тар Chinese were free to enter if they could find somewhere

free to leave. They made up by for greater part of the population of the Settlement.

how I table it that the Chinese Government has one way

or another benefitted from the enormous size

rize n the prosperity of Hongkong since the war. Else, whey they not simply overrier the place by now.

country

Love

In spite of Chinas being officially a Communist

I don't think the Chinese are very good at being ideolognes. I remember that in their attitudes to their religions they

time Christian in this

more much like

who goe

this country

recasionally, when there's nothing

maning a past-

to church

more interesting

both Taoist

to do. They liked to have their deceased seen off by priests and some used to Buddhist priests for the purpose. Having a bobe

as it were.

each work! was making

vating his

way

engage

Even when thrang

Kai Shak

to power the political activists

belund him who were tone believers Fended to be a

minority, first

as

Ora

ones are here. Most

of

fas - Right and far-heft his supporters

more in the game for what they expected to get out of it. I don't expect a mere 30-odd years of "Communist government really to have changed them. In short, you can alway

as there's arough in' it for him. And, of comise, no loss of face.

So, with apforsforiate changes. I propose port the "International Settlement idea to them with no mention what soever that such a

do a deal with a Chinese as

1

because, doubtless, they the "Inequal Treaties

long

place

we

ever existed

can still get emotive about hat the Chinese councillors

be appointed by Peking with pechaps some elected by

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